Indiana University Northwest’s Center for Urban and Regional Excellence invites the campus, and greater community, to an open house scheduled from 3 until 7 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 15 in the John W. Anderson Library Conference Center.
The open house will be an opportunity for the campus and community to come together to learn about the many collaborative projects underway by the Center, including initiatives in the areas of crime data analysis, economic development, K-12 education, and the performing arts.
Community partners of the Center, as well as IU Northwest faculty will showcase their projects and research studies that work to improve the region. Spoken word and dance performances will also occur giving attendees’ insight into community partnerships in the area of performing arts.
A ‘Spirit of Community Engagement’ exercise will also take place, in which attendees will be able to creatively express what community-based partnerships and engagement means to them.
“The Center for Urban and Regional Excellence is excited to share the stories of our partnerships with the community,” said Ellen Szarleta, Ph.D., J.D., director of the Center and a faculty member in the School of Public and Environmental Affairs. “The support of the campus and community over the past few years has led to meaningful collaborations that will serve as the foundation for faculty, students, staff and community partners to co-create a vision for our region that is sustainable for the future.”
The Center serves as the campus’s “front door” for mutually-beneficial community-based engagement through working collaboratively with organizations in all sectors to advance research, teaching and service.
To RSVP for the open house, please contact Datianna Tillman at dattillm@iun.edu or (219) 980-6978.
For information about parking at IU Northwest, including a practice for issuing temporary visitors’ permits, please visit http://www.iun.edu/parking/.
About the Center for Urban and Regional Excellence
The Center for Urban and Regional Excellence at Indiana University Northwest engages the university and the community in partnerships that jointly formulate programs and policies to support thriving Northwest Indiana communities. The Center works collaboratively with organizations in all sectors, with particular focus on the government and nonprofit sectors, to advance research, teaching and services. The Center focuses on co-creating solutions and addressing challenges in our communities in diverse areas including economic development, government efficiency, nonprofit leadership development, public safety, transportation policy, environmental sustainability, health disparities, and arts and culture.
About Indiana University Northwest – What Matters. Where it Matters.
As one of seven Indiana University campuses, IU Northwest leads the region as the premier, urban campus dedicated to serving the needs of more than 6,000 students from the state’s most diverse and industrialized region. Committed to helping its local Northwest Indiana communities thrive, IU Northwest is best-known for providing a personal, quality and affordable education close to home. IU Northwest positions its students to be leaders with more than 70 undergraduate, graduate and pre-professional degree options available from the College of Arts and Sciences, the College of Health and Human Services, the School of Business and Economics, and the School of Education. The campus is also host to IU School of Medicine-Northwest, which actively involves students in research and local healthcare needs through its four-year medical doctorate program. For more information, please visit www.iun.edu.